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Indianapolis 500 2025 Starting Lineup

May 18, 2025 by Naptown Buzz

The starting grid for the 109th Indianapolis 500 (ad) presented by Gainbridge, set for Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (ad), is official. Rookie Robert Shwartzman leads the field after a historic pole win, joined by top drivers across 11 rows. The race, expected to draw 350,000 fans, airs at 10 a.m. ET on FOX, FOX Deportes, and the FOX Sports app.

Below is the starting lineup for the 33-car field, showcasing the drivers, teams, and their starting positions. Team Penske’s Nos. 2 and 12 cars, driven by Josef Newgarden and Will Power, start 32nd and 33rd due to technical violations, while Scott McLaughlin holds 10th.

Starting Lineup

Row 1

1. Robert Shwartzman (R), No. 83 – Prema Racing, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 232.790 mph

2. Takuma Sato (W), No. 75 – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, Qualifying speed: 232.478 mph

3. Pato O’Ward, No. 5 – Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 232.098 mph

Row 2

4. Scott Dixon (W), No. 9 – Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, Qualifying speed: 232.052 mph

5. Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 – Meyer Shank Racing, Honda, Qualifying speed: 231.987 mph

6. Alex Palou, No. 10 – Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, Qualifying speed: 231.378 mph

Row 3

7. David Malukas, No. 4 – A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 231.599 mph

8. Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 – Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 231.360 mph

9. Marcus Ericsson (W), No. 28 – Andretti Global, Honda, Qualifying speed: 231.014 mph

Row 4

10. Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 – Team Penske, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 233.013 mph

11. Conor Daly, No. 76 – Juncos Hollinger Racing, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 231.725 mph

12. Alexander Rossi (W), No. 20 – Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 231.701 mph

Row 5

13. Kyffin Simpson, No. 8 – Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, Qualifying speed: 231.641 mph

14. Ed Carpenter, No. 33 – Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 231.633 mph

15. Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 – A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 231.593 mph

Row 6

16. Devlin DeFrancesco, No. 30 – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, Qualifying speed: 231.575 mph

17. Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 – Juncos Hollinger Racing, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 231.461 mph

18. Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 – Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 231.438 mph

Row 7

19. Kyle Larson, No. 17 – Arrow McLaren w/ Rick Hendrick, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 231.326 mph

20. Louis Foster (R), No. 45 – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, Qualifying speed: 231.058 mph

21. Callum Ilott, No. 90 – Prema Racing, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 230.993 mph

Row 8

22. Helio Castroneves (W), No. 06 – Meyer Shank Racing, Honda, Qualifying speed: 230.978 mph

23. Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 – Andretti Global, Honda, Qualifying speed: 230.917 mph

24. Nolan Siegel (R), No. 6 – Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 230.571 mph

Row 9

25. Ryan Hunter-Reay (W), No. 23 – DRR-Cusick Motorsports, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 230.363 mph

26. Jack Harvey, No. 24 – DRR-Cusick Motorsports, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 230.348 mph

27. Colton Herta, No. 26 – Andretti Global, Honda, Qualifying speed: 230.192 mph

Row 10

28. Graham Rahal, No. 15 – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda, Qualifying speed: 229.863 mph

29. Marco Andretti, No. 98 – Andretti-Herta Motorsport, Honda, Qualifying speed: 229.741 mph

30. Marcus Armstrong, No. 66 – Meyer Shank Racing, Honda, Qualifying speed: 229.091 mph

Row 11

31. Rinus VeeKay, No. 18 – Dale Coyne Racing, Honda, Qualifying speed: 226.913 mph

32. Josef Newgarden (W), No. 2 – Team Penske, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 233.004 mph

33. Will Power (W), No. 12 – Team Penske, Chevrolet, Qualifying speed: 232.144 mph

Legend: R – Indianapolis 500 Rookie. W – Indianapolis 500 winner. All cars use 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES car (IR-18) and Firestone tires.

Fans can catch the action at IMS or watch live on FOX starting at 10 a.m. ET. Visit IMS.com for tickets and the full Month of May schedule.

Filed Under: Autosport, Indy 500, Indy News, INDYCAR, Sports Tagged With: 109th Indianapolis 500, 109th Indy 500, 2025 Indianapolis 500, 2025 Indy 500, 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Alex Palou, Alexander Rossi, Callum Ilott, Christian Lundgaard, Christian Rasmussen, Colton Herta, Conor Daly, David Malukas, Devlin DeFrancesco, Ed Carpenter, Felix Rosenqvist, Graham Rahal, Helio Castroneves, Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, INDYCAR, Jack Harvey, Josef Newgarden, Kyffin Simpson, Kyle Kirkwood, Kyle Larson, Louis Foster, Marco Andretti, Marcus Armstrong, Marcus Ericsson, Nolan Siegel, Pato O'Ward, Rinus Veekay, Robert Shwartzman, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Santino Ferrucci, Scott Dixon, Scott McLaughlin, Sting Ray Robb, Takuma Sato, Will Power

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